![]() ![]() Dry 85 has numerous private barrel picks. My first selection for this trip was the Old Weller Antique Dry 85 Private Barrel Selection. Not only are they entertaining they are right on. Every bourbon is listed in the menu with tasting notes written by Brian Bolter. One thing you should take some time with if you visit Dry 85 is the menu. Their selection presents a dilemma as to what bourbons to try. According to Brian, “We don’t try to have the most whiskey of anybody on the planet, but we do try to have a highly-curated, well-crafted beverage selection,” And they do. Not the largest selection I have come across in a bar but it is quality. They even have the Bourbon and Banter bourbon patriot flag hanging on the wall.Īs I said the bourbon selection is similar to that of Dry 85 Annapolis. The door from the vestibule into the bar is from an old freight elevator at the National Bohemian Brewery in Baltimore (yes Natty Boh) and an old 1942 eastern shore toolbox has been repurposed into a bartender’s toolbox. The tables are all hand crafted as is the ceiling and the cabinets holding the bourbon behind the bar. The restaurant has floor to ceiling windows which gives it a more open and bright feel. Although very much like the Annapolis location in lay out, menu and bourbon selection there are some unique differences in the architecture which to me are more befitting to the beach. I can say I was impressed from the beginning. Wednesday evening we showed up for their pop up opening and took a seat at the bar. I offered my congrats over Instagram and got a message back suggesting I show up late in the afternoon the day before Thanksgiving as there was a possibly of an early opening. About a week before our trip, I learned that Dry 85 OC would indeed have its grand opening the day after Thanksgiving. I knew that Dry 85 had set their opening for some time in November and was hopeful that there would be no delays. It wouldn’t be the first time we had spent Thanksgiving at the beach. ![]() It is a great place.Īround the first of November, we decided we would spend the Thanksgiving holiday at Ocean City. Dry 85 in Annapolis, MD, is listed by the Bourbon Review as one of the best bourbon bars in the United States and by Whiskey Advocate as one of the top 40 Whiskey Bars in the US. So when Brian Bolter, owner of Dry 85, announced back in June that he would be opening a Dry 85 in Ocean City it was exciting news. There is something about it that is very calming. We don’t go much in the summer anymore, preferring to go in the off season when it is quiet and less crowded. In addition, Ocean City was the first place I tried Buffalo Trace and it was that tasting that really boosted my bourbon journey. One of the first dates I had with my wife, Patti, was to OC. Yes this grainy picture of a little handsome guy, taken in 1956, is me in OC with my cousin, aunt and great grandmother. My first trip to the beach was when I was three years old and I have been going there ever since. Ocean City (OC to us here in the land of pleasant living), located on the eastern shore of Maryland, has always held a special meaning for me.
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